Grade Band: Elementary School
Measuring the Urban Heat Island Effect
Students will investigate how heat is produced and the effects of heating and cooling, and will understand a change in temperature indicates a change in heat.
Investigating Heat Transfer – Ultraviolet Radiation
Students will observe the effects of solar radiation.
Investigating Heat Transfer – Convection
Students will observe the process of convection heat transfer.
Investigating Heat Transfer – Conduction and Insulation
Students will observe heat conduction and insulation.
Designing Season-Extenders for the Garden
Students will design a way to keep plants warm in the garden during the cooler months.
Continuing the Tree’s Life Cycle
Students will learn about the life cycle of the tree and its rotting process after death.
Singing About Decomposition
Students will learn about the process of decomposition that happens at the end of the tree’s life cycle.
Singing About Decomposers (FBI)
Students will learn about decomposers: Fungi, Bacteria, and Invertebrates.